That would suggest I am small-minded and cannot see the bigger picture

The bigger picture is: White men are not longer that important in China. This is the reason you and your buddies here keep complaining how local Chinese are not that nice to all of you anymore.

Another bigger picture: noone in China mainland want China to go back to the time before the revolution with lots of abusive foreigners around, of course some of them probably were ok. Please don't blame Mao or any Chinese leader, revolutions are not just one person making noise.

Best to you and thanks for all your good replies.